Penicillium marneffei : The pathogen at our doorstep

Penicillium marneffei is emerging as an important opportunistic pathogen in HIV seropositive patients from South East Asia. [1],[2] Penicillium marneffei in India has been reported from Manipur, which shares borders with Myanmar, [3] and a case has also been reported from New Delhi, [4] but the pati...

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Published in:Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology venereology, and leprology, 2009-11, Vol.75 (6), p.619
Main Authors: Baradkar, Vasant, Kumar, Simit, Kulkarni, S. D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - pathology
Biopsy
Care and treatment
Causes of
Diagnosis
Fungi
Health aspects
HIV patients
Humans
India
Lymphadenitis - microbiology
Lymphadenitis - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Mycoses
Pathogens
Penicillium - isolation & purification
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Summary:Penicillium marneffei is emerging as an important opportunistic pathogen in HIV seropositive patients from South East Asia. [1],[2] Penicillium marneffei in India has been reported from Manipur, which shares borders with Myanmar, [3] and a case has also been reported from New Delhi, [4] but the patient came from Manipur.
ISSN:0378-6323
0973-3922
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0378-6323.57733